The entire MCU ranked by how much time female characters spend on screen

Thanks to IMDb user ninewheels0, we know to the nearest quarter-minute how much screen time each significant, named MCU character gets. So we crunched those numbers to see which Marvel movie gives women the biggest share of the limelight. The times include post-credit scenes, but not voiceovers (sorry F.R.I.D.A.Y.). Nor does it take account of whether the women on screen were fully rounded human beings with agency of their own. After all, even Transformerspassed the Bechdel test. Side note: The MCU's women may not be very busy or numerous, but they are high-achieving: they count five doctors, four secret agents, two councilwomen, one major and a princess among their number.

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19th: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Total: 19m 30sof 2hrs 13m (14.66% of the running time)

Liz Toomes appears for 9m 45s (scroll down for more)

May Parker appears for 4m

Michelle Jones appears for 2m 45s

Betty Brant appears for 1m 15s

Ann Marie Hoag appears for 1m

Pepper Potts appears for 1m

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18th: Ant-Man

Total: 23m 15s of 1hr 57m (19.87% of running time)

Hope Van Dyne appears for 15m 45s (scroll down for more)

Cassie Lang appears for 4m 30s

Maggie Lang appears for 2m 15s

Peggy Carter appears for 45s

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Marvel Studios

17th: Iron Man

Total: 27m of 2hrs 6m (21.42% of running time)

Pepper Potts appears for 23m 155s (scroll down for more)

Christine Everhart appears for 3m 45s

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Marvel Studios

16th: Iron Man 2

Total 28m 15s of 2hrs 4m (35.03% of running time)

Pepper Potts appears for 17m 30s (scroll down for more)

Natasha Romanoff appears for 9m 15s

Christine Everhart appears for 1m 30s

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Disney

15th: Thor: Ragnarok

Total: 29m of 2hrs 10m (22.3% of running time)

Valkyrie appears for 14m 15s

Hela appears for 12m 30s

Topaz appears for 2m

Natasha Romanoff appears for 15s

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14th: The Incredible Hulk

Total: 29m 15s of 1hr 52m (26.11% of running time)

Dr Betty Ross appears for 27m (scroll down for more)

Major Kathleen Sparr appears for 2m 15s

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13th: Iron Man 3

Total: 29m 45s of 2hrs 10m (22.88% of running time)

Pepper Potts appears for 18m (scroll down for more)

Dr Maya Hansen appears for 8m 45s

Ellen Brandt appears for 3m

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Disney

12th: Doctor Strange

Total: 30m of 1hr 55m (26% of running time)

The Ancient One appears for 17m 15s (scroll down for more)

Dr Christine Palmer appears for 12m 45s

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11th: Captain America: Civil War

Total: 31m 30s of 2hrs 27m (21.42% of running time)

Natasha Romanoff appears for 12m (scroll down for more)

Wanda Maximoff appears for 10m 45s

Agent Sharon Carter appears for 5m

Maria Stark appears for 2m 15s

May Parker appears for 1m

Ayo appears for 30s

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10th: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Total: 33m 15s of 2hrs 16m (24.44% of running time)

Natasha Romanoff appears for 24m 45s (scroll down for more)

Agent Maria Hill appears for 3m 15s

Agent Sharon Carter appears for 2m 30s

Peggy Carter appears for 2m 15s

Councilwoman Hawley appears for 15s

Wanda Maximoff appears for 15s

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Disney

9th: Avengers Assemble

Total: 36m 45s of 2hrs 23m (25.69% of running time)

Natasha Romanoff appears for 24m 45s (scroll down for more)

Agent Maria Hill appears for 5m 30s

Pepper Potts appears for 4m 30s

Councilwoman Malick appears for 1m

Councilwoman Hawley appears for 1m

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8th: Thor

Total: 39m 45s of 1hr 55m (34.56% of running time)

Dr Jane Foster appears for 21m (scroll down for more)

Darcy Lewis appears for 8m 30s

Sif appears for 8m 15s

Frigga appears for 2m

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7th: Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Total: 40m 15s of 2hrs 21m (28.75% of running time)

Natasha Romanoff appears for 18m (scroll down for more)

Wanda Maximoff appears for 12m

Laura Barton appears for 3m 45s

Dr Helen Cho appears for 3m 15s

Agent Maria Hill appears for 3m

Peggy Carter appears for 15s

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6th: Guardians of the Galaxy

Total: 41m of 2hrs 1m (33.88% of running time)

Gamora appears for 31m (scroll down for more)

Nebula appears for 4m 30s

Nova Prime appears for 2m 30s

Meredith Quill appears for 1m 30s

Carina appears for 1m 30s

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5th: Thor: The Dark World

Total: 42m of 1hr 52m (37.5% of running time)

Dr Jane Foster appears for 25m (scroll down for more)

Darcy Lewis appears for 8m 45s

Frigga appears for 4m

Sif appears for 3m15s

Carina appears for 1m

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4th: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

Total: 50m 45s of 2hrs 16m (37.31% of running time)

Gamora appears for 24m (scroll down for more)

Mantis appears for 11m

Nebula appears for 10m 30s

Ayesha appears for 3m 30s

Meredith Quill appears for 1m 30s

Aleta Ogord appears for 15s

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Disney

3rd: Avengers: Infinity War

Total: 51m 45s of 2hrs 29m (34.53% of running time)

Gamora appears for 19m 30s (scroll down for more)

Wanda Maximoff appears for 9m

Natasha Romanoff appears for 5m

Mantis appears for 4m 45s

Proxima Midnight appears for 3m 45s

Nebula appears for 3m 15s

Okoye appears for 3m 15s

Pepper Potts appears for 1m 30s

Princess Shuri appears for 1m

Maria Hill appears for 45s

(Infinity War, as you might expect, has the highest number of significant female characters of any MCU film)

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Marvel Studios

2nd: Black Panther

Total: 54m of 2hrs 14m (40.29% of running time)

Nakia appears for 16m 45s (scroll down for more)

Princess Shuri appears for 14m 30s

Okoye appears for 12m 45s

Ramonda appears for 6m 45s

Ayo appears for 2m 15s

Xoliswa appears for 1m

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Marvel Studios

1st: Ant-Man and the Wasp

Total: 65m 45s of 118m (55.7% of running time)

Hope van Dyne appears for 35m – the longest single appearance by any female character in an MCU movie to date.

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